Parents Forced To Battle Kids' Summer Slide Once School's Out
An annual rite of summer is that students lose ground academically. It's called the summer slide and since teachers are off the clock, fighting it falls to parents.
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An annual rite of summer is that students lose ground academically. It's called the summer slide and since teachers are off the clock, fighting it falls to parents.
The county has inked a $2.4 million contract with energy company Constellation.
Pennsylvania has the nation's seventh-highest volume of toxic chemicals being released into its waterways, according to a new report. New Jersey ranks 14th. Now, a coalition of environmental groups is urging greater protection for local waterways.
Thousands are expected to participate in an overnight walk to raise awareness about the rising number of suicides in America. It's the first time the event will take place in Philadelphia.
The summer solstice officially arrived this morning at 6:51, which marks the Sun's farthest point north in the northern hemisphere. This gives us our longest daylight of the year, just over 15 hours in Philadelphia.
Opening statements are scheduled to begin this week in the trial of a New Jersey man charged with plotting to have a county prosecutor murdered.
More than 100 workers at Chestnut Hill Hospital are holding a day-long strike as they advocate for higher wages.
A judge has sentenced a New Jersey man to eight years in prison for stalking and threatening his ex-girlfriend.
A longtime Philadelphia flag-maker is seeing a surge in business, driven by the World Cup.
A New Castle man has been charged with beating and raping a woman whom he had paid to perform a sex act.
Musicians in more than 110 countries were jamming for World Music Day on Saturday. Artists in Philadelphia kicked off summer with free performances all over the city to celebrate.
A new kind of race is gaining momentum across the country. Hundreds of people attended a workout Saturday preparing for the Spartan Race in the fall at Citizens Bank Park.
Katie Bednarek, who is battling brain cancer, graduated Friday night from Cherokee High School. Earlier this week, she received a courage award from county freeholders.
Philadelphia police say a 26-year-old woman was raped at her Rittenhouse Square-area apartment early Saturday morning by a man who followed her home and then forced his way inside.
Philadelphia police say a man was shot and killed near Colgate and Rosalie Streets around 2 a.m. Saturday in the city's Lawncrest section.
